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18-foot skiff on Sydney Harbour, inscribed 1456
18-foot skiff on Sydney Harbour, inscribed 1456

18-foot skiff on Sydney Harbour, inscribed 1456

Photographer (Australian, 1877 - 1951)
Date1900s - 1930s
Object number00012459
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Mitchell Library
Description18-foot skiff on Sydney Harbour by William Hall. Inscribed 1456.SignificanceThe Hall collection provides an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour, from the 1890s to the 1930s – from large racing and cruising yachts, to the many and varied skiffs jostling on the harbour, to the new phenomenon of motor boating in the early twentieth century . The collection also includes images of the many spectators and crowds who followed the sailing races.